Chin chin!

Greetings from Napier

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December 19th 2006
Prynhawn da everyone! Mr T and I are shacked up in Todd, sorry, Toad Hall hostel in Napier having driven over from Taupo where we spent a night after leaving Rotorua. We glossed over much of our Auckland visit in earlier posts and have't been able to upload any photos so here goes.... The weather in Auckland justified a visit to the beach so in addition to Mission Bay we took a trip to Wa ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more